Re: [pygccxml-development] Future of pypp_api...

[Roman Y. <rom...@gm...>]

On 8/21/06, Allen Bierbaum <al...@vr...> wrote:
> The cases I would do this are where I think it may make it seem more
> like a DSL.  For example scons does this very well by masking the fact
> that when you call what looks like a method  what is actually happening
> is that a class is being created behind the scene.

You don't have to go to provide an example: str, list, dict, set

> That said, I don't think I would do this much and once again where I do
> it the change will not be permanent.  Just something for you to review.
>
> >> - Template support by default
> >
> >
> > We are still working on the document.
> >
> > https://python-ogre.python-hosting.com/file/trunk/python-ogre/ogre_generate_code.py?rev=13
> >
> >
> > Please take a look on generate_instantiations_string function and its
> > usage.
> > It is possible to make this code much user friendly.
>
> Yes.  This code looks pretty similar in spirit to the TemplateBuilder
> stuff I did for pyOpenSG.  I just want to take it that step further and
> make it very user friendly so the don't have to know all the ugly
> details happening behind the scenes to allow this to work.  I think it
> can be done and I will do it.

:-) Now you are talking!

> >> - Some helper functions that I have found useful and may be helpful for
> >> others.
> >> - Adding methods to some existing interfaces to make some things simpler
> >
> >
> > I think I know what you mean: functions that creates "def" and similar
> > code, right?
>
> No.  I was meaning add methods to existing class interfaces or modules
> that py++ defines.

Would you mind to provide few examples?

>
> I was thinking of just making it even simplier.  Just make it so if you do:
>
> from adapter import *
>
> Then you get the entire DSL or whatever API it defines.

>>> import this

See item 2. But it is your decision.
>
> What I need to see is the places that you said "no, you can do this", I
> need to see what you are saying can be done and how.  Because as I see
> it right now there is always going to be a two phase process where a
> template header has to be created behind the scenes before the parsing.

I will write some document

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Roman Yakovenko
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